The present technology provides a coating composition suitable for maintaining a cooler surface temperature in the presence of a UV source, e.g., the sun, as compared with a conventional coating composition. The present coating composition can reflect the sun's rays to provide a cooler surface when compared to other compositions of similar colors. The coating can be used to coat a variety of substrates and can be used, for example, as a coating for walking surfaces. When applied to a walking surface, the coating composition may provide a cooler surface that is barefoot-friendly, even in the presence of the sun or other strong UV source.

Described is an aqueous composition for repairing and/or sealing of hardened concrete structures, the aqueous composition including colloidal silica and polycarboxylate ether. Also described is a method for repairing and/or sealing a hardened concrete structure, including a step of applying an aqueous composition including colloidal silica and polycarboxylate ether to a hardened concrete structure or a part thereof.

Described is an aqueous composition for repairing and/or sealing of hardened concrete structures, the aqueous composition including colloidal silica and polycarboxylate ether. Also described is a method for repairing and/or sealing a hardened concrete structure, including a step of applying an aqueous composition including colloidal silica and polycarboxylate ether to a hardened concrete structure or a part thereof.

This disclosure relates to compositions including a poly-alkene maleic anhydride copolymer, a PEG, and a crosslinker selected from an ethyleneamine, a benzenetricarboxylic acid, a benzimidazole, and combinations thereof. The poly-alkene maleic anhydride copolymer includes repeat units I and II:

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where R.sup.1, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.2 are each independently selected from H and (C.sub.1-C.sub.5)alkyl. The disclosure also provides methods of treating a subterranean formation or cement construction using the compositions.

A method that includes: (a) ceramic injection molding a granulated mixture of yttria-stabilized zirconia powder and a thermoplastic organic binder resulting in an injection molded ceramic body; (b) heat treating the injection molded ceramic body under conditions sufficient for removing the thermoplastic organic binder from the injection molded body; (c) applying a solution to the injection molded ceramic body, the solution comprising a tantalum-containing material, a niobium-containing material, or a mixture of a tantalum-containing material and a niobium-containing material and penetrating at least a portion of the injection molded ceramic body with the solution; (d) sintering the injection molded ceramic body; and (e) hot isostatically pressing the sintered injection molded ceramic body.

A radical-polymerizable resin composition comprising one or more metal-containing compounds (A) selected from a metal soap (A1) and a -diketone skeleton-containing metal complex (A2); one or more thiol compounds (B) selected from a secondary thiol compound (B1) and a tertiary thiol compound (B2); and a radical-polymerizable compound (C) can stably cure under a dry condition, in water and in seawater and further on a wet substrate. The radical-polymerizable resin composition is useful as a repairing material for inorganic structure, a radical-polymerizable coating composition, a concrete spall preventing curable material, a reinforcing fiber-containing composite material, etc.

An aqueous composition is used for repairing and/or sealing of hardened concrete structures, the aqueous composition including colloidal silica and polycarboxylate ether.

An aqueous composition is used for repairing and/or sealing of hardened concrete structures, the aqueous composition including colloidal silica and polycarboxylate ether.